Pride Chorus singing for support

Posted: April 7, 2012 - 11:00pm

Juneau Pride Chorus will offer a performance — “Come Walk With Us” — a selection of songs which they will perform at the GALA Choruses Festival in Denver in July, as well as other songs, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 21 at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center (JACC).

The Juneau Pride Chorus is raising funds to attend the GALA Festival in Denver, which would be the largest event the group will have attended. The four-and-a-half-day festival includes 175 choirs and ensembles, over 200 performances and hosts 5,000-plus delegates from all over.

The Juneau Pride Chorus is the only Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses group in Alaska and is sponsored by Parents and Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Juneau and the Pride Foundation.

Tickets are available at the JACC, from Chorus members and at the door.

Advance tickets are $16 for adults, $35 for a family or $13 for K-12 students and seniors 65-plus.

At the door, tickets are $18 for adults, $38 for a family or $15 for K-12 students and seniors 65-plus.

For more information about the festival, visit galachoruses.org/festival-2012.

For resources for LGBT support in Southeast Alaska, visit www.seagla.org.